The First Order: On the precipice

[Robogeber]

Perhaps you’ve heard them. The speeches. Passed around in hushed cantinas, played in the centres of espionage and spycraft. All of them, delivered with the same ferocity and venom as the last. Promising a return to things. A return of them to the Outer Rim. The First Order’s resurgence.

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The First Order was once a name feared by all. An army of the Outer Rim which in under twenty years vanquished some of the Galaxy’s largest empires and spread the brutal and unrelenting hand of civilisation through its domain. But such actions did not go without consequence. Enemies were made, and battles fought. And it would be these enemies and wars which saw to the Order’s collapse.

After a near decade of peace with them, the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium struck hard and fast. They crippled the heart of the Order, destroying the army sworn to protect it and crippling the military infrastructure which would have defended it. With these attacks, decay was inevitable. The Order fell back to Bakura, only to fight an epic battle for the ages. Chiss, Sith and Imperial all joined to fight and try to save the First Order. It was in vain.

With the last breaths of the Order, Grand Admiral Cyrus Tregessar took the largest remnants of the navy and lead a final battle to the enemies homeworld, L’weck. It would be pyrrhic victory.

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The First Order was shattered. But not yet destroyed. While many drifted from the fold, and began to seek accommodation with other powers, some remain. Predators hunting through the night and disappearing through the day. Citizen militias, armed with caches of weapons now stalk the wilderness, staking a claim to the territories once held in direct control by Moffs and stormtroopers.

Thousands still keep the faith. Holding close the values of the Order. Honour. Loyalty. Ruthlessness. And it is with that ruthlessness, they snuff out those who dare try to change tract.

The First Order military did not all collapse in one heap. Twenty years of rapid military expansion was not extinguished in one fell swoop. Still, hidden in the darkness and operating from the shadows the fearsome Retribution Corps now roam the former domains of Supreme Leader Ren.

Forged from the broken remains of the Stormtrooper Corps, First Order Security Bureau and Special Warfare Divisions, the Retribution Corps are the elite of the elite. A group bound by a sense of shared loyalty and identity and dedicated to the resurrection of the First Order.

The once great bureaucracy of the First Order was rendered a smouldering wreck. Government departments cease to exist, as does the need for civilian administration. Rather than fall to bickering warlords and independent usurpers, one group claims the sole legitimacy to become heirs to the Empire.

Housed on the distant world of Pa’Desh, and staffing one of the last major First Imperial fleets, Grand Admiral Carlyle Rausgeber rallies the remainder of the First Order’s strength around him. A council of military staff has been established to govern in the interim, controlling all affairs of state while establishing the grounds for the creation of a greater imperial government. One capable of regaining the territories and lands once lost.

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OOC:
Hello, and welcome to the First Order! We may have gone minor, but that’s not forever. Join us as we claw back supremacy of our territory and begin to forge new stories in this more desperate and ragtag disposition.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask below, or swing by our discord (x) and get a vibe for what we're about.

Or check out our faction forums, here (x)

 

[Mauda]

The Who?

 

[Robogeber]

The Who?

You ask a good question, and bring up something which has not really been addressed in the ad. Who are we?

Prima facie, we are the First Order. Although below the surface there are a lot of divergences for what we are when compared to the antagonists portrayed within the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

The First Order at its height was a mighty Empire, whose borders extended from the far edges of the Outer Rim, to the tips of the Unknown Regions all the way unto the Core. It was a government, ruled by a triumveriate. You had Sieger Ren, Supreme Leader of the Order. A mysterious, albeit inspirational head of government, whose mysticism inspired a cult of personality. Then ruling over the military, you had Supreme Commander, a rank first held by Ludolf Vaas, and then later by Sith Lord Asha'rad Graush. Finally, the Iron Lady, the head of the Civilian apparatus of government, Natasi Fortan who became the public face of the autocracy.

Together, these three posts civilised and conquered the vestiges of the Outer Rim and Galaxy. Fighting bloody wars against the Ssi-Ruuk Imperium, Galactic Alliance, Outer Rim Coalition and Silver Jedi Order. At its height, the First Order had the power to strike across the Galaxy. It built one of the most advanced and expansive navies ever seen, and revolutionised science and culture. The First Order was not just a government for the sake of government, but took great pains to ingratiate its citizens with the idea of a social contract. That in exchange for the hospitals, schools and higher standards of living, those who benefited would be good citizens. Joining the military and serving the government in its expansion.

The government was also even handed in its dealings with most non-humans. Discrimmination in civilian life was limited. Many can and could work in government, although most advertising and propaganda did favour human attributes and culture. Non-humans were not permitted to serve in the First Imperial Army, or the Stormtrooper Corps, although near humans were. Non humans were relegated access into the Auxiliary, along with prisoners wishing to commute sentences. A form of militia and fodder which provided cheap security for jobs beneath the other two branches, as well as cannon fodder for pitched battle.

However, it would not end. The Ssi-Ruuk returned after a long silence and came to assault the First Order. Using both subterfuge and shear might, the Imperium shattered the military's infastructure and capability to respond to their offensive by using a series of surgical biological and military strikes. Dossun, the proud capitol was sacked, and the great army and government soon after collapsed. The government attempted to reform on Bakura, but that attempt failed. The First Order's strength was spent, with a final expedition to avenge the Empire, and its vast army in tatters.

That is where we are now. We as a faction, having now been an empire, are going to focus upon the more "remnant-y" side of imperial life. Rather than having unlimited resources, we'll be fighting a guerilla war. Using superior strength and ability over mere wave tactics. We have terrorist and resistance cells (x) waiting across our former territories to rise up and fight for the legacy of the Order, as well as having reformed our special forces and stormtrooper Corps into a new, terrifying military machine (x). I'm sure in the coming weeks and months, there'll be more to come.

In any case, I hope I answered your question. If you have any other queries regarding us, our history and what have you, I'm more than happy to answer them. And we would be more than happy to have you along for the ride!

 

[Kay-Larr]

[member="Robogeber"]

You owe me a discussion over tea..